NYHC: Tony Rettman’s Gotta Fight for Breakdown Vinyl Reissues

October 19, 2016

NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980-1990 by Tony Rettman chronicles Manhattan’s buzz-cutted, combat-booted extreme punk scene with bare-knuckled nerve and mosh-pit verve on par with the music itself. And in the modern age of remasters and reissues—we’re happy to report that Rettman’s work is never done.

“With its vengeful lyrical content, distinctive mid-tempo crunch and concealed metal leanings, this thing was the blueprint for the brand of hardcore that would come from the city for many years to come…The always-on-point tag-team of Painkiller Records and 540 Records rescued this classic bit of rage from the digital-only wasteland, remastered it from the original tapes and placed it on a nice, thick slice of proper vinyl. If that ain’t enough, they also tacked on a set the band recorded for the “Crucial Chaos” show on WNYU, plus a 12 x 24 poster jam-packed with never-before-seen pictures and stories from those who were there to witness it all.”

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